Kanekar Surname

62,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Kanekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,9541:96,4386,352
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England131:4,286,005132,302
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Kanekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanekar (Marathi: काणेकर) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,020th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 899,697 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanekar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Kanekar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 7,954 people, or 1 in 96,438. In India Kanekar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent live, Goa, where 11 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Excluding India Kanekar exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Kanekar Last Name Statistics demography

Kanekar earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanhekar932,074/
Khanekar931,857/
Kanetkar93620/
Kannekar9355/
Kangekar9327/
Kanekkar937/
Kaneskar934/
Kasnekar934/
Kaniekar933/
Kaanekar932/
Kahnekar932/
Kaynekar931/
Kaunekar931/
Kainekar931/
Kaenekar931/
Kanaekar931/
Kanekhar931/
Khajnekar88113/
Khannekar8844/
Khaunekar8837/
Khamnekar8819/
Kannekhar8813/
Kahanekar887/
Khaneykar883/
Kanekhare882/
Kaneshkar882/
Khanhekar882/
Kaanetkar881/
Khanekare881/
Khangekar881/
Kanhekare881/
Kanhetkar881/
Kanehekar881/
Kangnekar881/
Kenekar86859/
Kanikar86313/
Konekar86180/
Kanakar86165/
Canekar8649/
Kanekor864/
Kanokar861/
Khaneikhar821/
Khaneykhar821/
Khanikar8011,807/
Kanakhar802,758/
Kainakar80237/
Kannikar80189/
Khanakar80183/
Khanokar8043/
Kenhekar8024/
Kangikar8013/
Kanhikar8011/
Konhekar807/
Kagnikar807/
Kanhakar807/
Kanojkar806/
Kongekar804/
Cannekar803/
Cangekar803/
Kanaikar802/
Kanakear802/
Kanhokar802/
Kaenakar802/
Kaunakar802/
Kaunikar802/
Keneakar801/
Khenekar801/
Kganikar801/
Kanagkar801/
Kanidkar801/
Kannokar801/
Konetkar801/
Konnekar801/
Kounekar801/
Kannakar801/
Khanjkar801/
Kaniecar801/
Kanikare801/
Kanakarh801/
Kahanakar756/
Khannakar756/
Khasnikar756/
Kanhaikar754/
Khannokar754/
Kanaykkar754/
Kannakkar753/
Kahanikar752/
Khamnikar751/
Khanijkar751/
Khaanikar751/
Khainikar751/
Kamnikart751/
Kanittkar751/
Kannescar751/
Kannitkar751/
Khanoikar751/
Kanakahar751/
Kohnehkar751/
Konakar71185/
Kenikar71140/
Kenakar71132/
Kanakor7167/
Canakar7157/
Konikar7115/
Kanikor7110/
Canikar713/
Kanicar712/
Khamnitkar711/
Konykar711/
Konokar711/
Canokar711/
Khanikor672,472/
Khonikar67774/
Canikare67229/
Khenakar6758/
Koinakar6746/
Khonakar6732/
Konnakar676/
Cannakar674/
Komhekar672/
Khonokar672/
Khenikar672/
Kenhakar671/
Khanakor671/
Konikkar671/
Kounikar671/
Coonekar671/

Kanekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanekar in the Marathi language
काणेकरkanekara65.05
कानेकरkanekara26.31
कणेकरkanekara5.27
कनेकरkanekara1.49
शंकरsankara0.23
िदनकरidanakara0.12
किणकरkinakara0.06
कान्हेकरkanhekara0.05
केनेकरkenekara0.04
कानेकारkanekara0.04
काोकरkaokara0.04
कनेकारkanekara0.04
्हेकरhekara0.04
मळेकरmalekara0.02
ठाणेकरthanekara0.02
केदारkedara0.02
िकणेकरikanekara0.02
कानेकkaneka0.02
खानेकरkhanekara0.02
शेकरsekara0.02
कानकरkanakara0.02
खाणेकरkhanekara0.02
कलोकरkalokara0.02
ख़ानेकरkhanekara0.02
काणोकरkanokara0.02
कोजकरkojakara0.02
कामेकरkamekara0.02

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanekar
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